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Restorative justice in schools appeals because there& #39;s a kernel of truth in it: it IS important to restore a relationship with a kid when you& #39;ve given them a sanction. Thread... https://twitter.com/tombennett71/status/1293919630193356801">https://twitter.com/tombennet...
This is particularly important when they genuinely don& #39;t know *why* what they& #39;ve done shouldn& #39;t have been done.
So you explain to the child why you have the rule in the first place, and how you *know* they can behave better in the future.
This means that they know that there is always the possibility of reconciliation. They can always & #39;make it good again& #39;.
Where restorative justice in schools gets it very wrong is that the reconciliation *takes the place of* the reasonable sanction (demerit, detentions etc.) and the consistent application of the community& #39;s rules.
But all communities need sanctions for those who break the rules. And it& #39;s vital to pupils& #39; future happiness that they learn that when the rule is about something reasonably trivial (like uniform!)
All communities need both punishment, for those who break the rules, *and* the opportunity for reconciliation. Restorative justice only offers the latter.
